William Allen, 25, of Chicago was shot during the Fourth of July weekend and succumbed to his wounds on July 6, 2014, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reported. He was pronounced dead shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2014. The shooting occurred amid an exceptionally violent Independence Day period in Chicago, when 82 people were reported shot between Thursday evening and early Monday morning and 16 of those shootings were fatal.

Coverage of the weekend linked the surge in shootings to gang conflicts, drug-related activity and illegal firearms, and commentators noted the limits of a law-enforcement-only response to such problems.

If anyone knew William Allen or has information about the shooting on the night he was wounded, contact the Chicago Police Department with any tips.